The Respiratory System

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Across
  1. 3. consist of three lobes: the right upper lobe (RUL), the right middle lobe (RML), and the right lower lobe (RLL)
  2. 6. The airway that leads from the larynx (voice box) to the bronchi
  3. 8. thin membrane that covers the lungs, separate them from other organs
  4. 10. a flap of cartilage that is depressed during swallowing to prevent food from entering lungs
  5. 12. the part of the brain which controls the rate of respiration
  6. 13. any of the major air passages of the lungs which diverge from the windpipe
Down
  1. 1. a sheet of muscle which separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities
  2. 2. numerous small tubes that branch from each bronchus into the lungs
  3. 4. the part that controls sense of smell
  4. 5. also known as the voice box
  5. 6. brings air into the lungs
  6. 7. tiny sacs where gases are exchanged
  7. 9. consists of two lobes: the left upper lobe (LUL) and the left lower lobe (LLL)
  8. 11. cavity behind nose and mouth connecting them to esophagus